Spoken like a true Austrian. 
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No, that would be basst scho! 
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I guess the next step could be to share your thoughts in German about each weekâs reading 
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I guess the next step could be to share your thoughts in German about each weekâs reading
Thatâs way too intimidating 
But perhaps I will try
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Whatâs that, then? Donât think Iâve ever seen anyone use that horrible spelling.
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Hi everyone! What do you think, shall we schedule a summer read now that June is here?
- Letâs start reading within June
- Letâs start reading in July
- Letâs start reading in August
- Iâd rather we leave it for later
- Any time is good
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And if you have any good ideas, please keep the nominations coming! We only have 4 so far.
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Thanks for the push! Letâs seeâŠ
Title: Im Kopf des Mörders - Kalte Angst | L20??
Book type: Krimi
Available formats: physical / ebook / audiobook
Summary - German
»Arno Strobels Thriller haben alle etwas gemeinsam: Sie sind so spannend, dass man sie nicht mehr aus der Hand legen kann.« Sebastian Fitzek
Oberkommissar Max Bischoff traut seinen Ohren nicht, als ihn der Leiter der Klinik fĂŒr Forensische Psychiatrie in Langenfeld anruft und ihm mitteilt, dass er wichtige Informationen zu einem aktuellen Fall hat. Einem Fall, der Max Bischoff und seinem Partner Horst Böhmer nichts als RĂ€tsel aufgibt. Denn scheinbar wahllos dringt ein Unbekannter, der sein Gesicht unter einer Fliegenmaske verbirgt, nachts in Wohnungen und HĂ€user ein. Er ĂŒberwĂ€ltigt die Bewohner und lĂ€sst jedes Mal nur einen Ăberlebenden zurĂŒck. Und eine Botschaft: âErzĂ€hl es den anderen.â
Und jetzt der Anruf aus der Langenfelder Psychiatrie. Siegfried Fissmann, einer der Patienten dort und selbst ein verurteilter Mörder, sagt diese Morde genau voraus. Bischoff bleibt nichts anderes ĂŒbrig, als sich auf Fissmann einzulassen, wenn er verhindern will, dass noch weitere Menschen sterben. Auch wenn das bedeutet, dass er selbst an die Grenzen seiner psychischen Belastbarkeit gerĂ€t âŠ
Ein echter »Strobel« mit einer gewohnt starken psychologischen Komponente und dem toughen jungen Ermittler Max Bischoff, den sein zweiter Fall tief in die AbgrĂŒnde der menschlichen Seele blicken lĂ€sst.
Summary - English
âArno Strobelâs thrillers all have something in common: they are so exciting that you canât put them down.â Sebastian Fitzek
Chief Inspector Max Bischoff canât believe his ears when the head of the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic in Langenfeld calls him and tells him that he has important information about a current case. A case that is nothing but a mystery to Max Bischoff and his partner Horst Böhmer. A seemingly random stranger, who hides his face under a fly mask, is breaking into apartments and houses at night. He overpowers the residents and leaves only one survivor behind each time. And a message: âTell the others.â
And now the call from the psychiatric ward in Langenfeld. Siegfried Fissmann, one of the patients there and a convicted murderer himself, accurately predicts these murders. Bischoff has no choice but to get involved with Fissmann if he wants to prevent more people from dying. Even if this means that he himself reaches the limits of his mental endurance âŠ
A real âStrobelâ with the usual strong psychological component and the tough young investigator Max Bischoff, whose second case allows him to look deep into the abysses of the human soul.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Content Warnings
Well, obviously murder 
and also religious fanatism paired with child abuse
It is the second book in a series of 3, but we learn everything that we need to know from the first book in due time.
Reason(s) for nominating: I read it already and I thought it was a real page-turner and very creepy. Also, the language is pretty simple, which makes it a good book for learners, I think.
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This sounds real spannend 
why do the content warnings make it sound more intriguing to me?
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Right, so how about we leave a few more says for possible additional nominations, then have a poll on what to read on the 14th or so? This would probably take us to end of June/start of July as a starting date, which seems to possibly work for everyone.
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Had to spend some time at a train station today, so of course I went to the train station book store and searched for good book club candidates. Here they are:
Title: Achtsam morden: Roman (Achtsam morden-Reihe, Band 1) | L30??
Book type:
Available formats: physical / ebook / audiobook
Summary - German
Björn Diemel wird von seiner Frau gezwungen, ein Achtsamkeits-Seminar zu besuchen, um seine Ehe ins Reine zu bringen, sich als guter Vater zu beweisen und die etwas aus den Fugen geratene Work-Life-Balance wieder herzustellen. Denn Björn ist ein erfolgreicher Anwalt und hat dementsprechend sehr wenig Zeit fĂŒr seine Familie. Der Kurs trĂ€gt tatsĂ€chlich FrĂŒchte und Björn kann das Gelernte sogar in seinen Job integrieren, allerdings nicht ganz auf die erwartete Weise. Denn als sein Mandant, ein brutaler und mehr als schuldiger GroĂkrimineller, beginnt, ihm ernstliche Probleme zu bereiten, bringt er ihn einfach um â und zwar nach allen Regeln der Achtsamkeit. Achtsam morden ist die Geschichte eines bewussten und entschleunigten Mordes, der lĂ€ngst ĂŒberfĂ€llige Schulterschluss zwischen Achtsamkeitsratgeber und Krimi, vor allem aber ein origineller Unterhaltungsroman.
Summary - English
Björn Diemel is forced by his wife to attend a mindfulness seminar in order to straighten out his marriage, prove himself as a good father and restore his work-life balance, which is somewhat out of kilter. Björn is a successful lawyer and therefore has very little time for his family. The course actually bears fruit and Björn is even able to integrate what he has learned into his job, but not quite in the way he expected. Because when his client, a brutal and more than guilty major criminal, starts to cause him serious problems, he simply kills him - following all the rules of mindfulness. Achtsam Morden is the story of a conscious and decelerated murder, the long overdue marriage of mindfulness advice and crime fiction, but above all a unique and entertaining novel.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version) with minor adaptations.
Content Warnings
Donât know
Reason(s) for nominating: The title sounds fun and ironic. Itâs a âSpiegel #1 Bestsellerâ which ofc is only a sales statistic, but for entertainment literature, I think itâs an ok indicator.
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Title: Die Einladung: Psychothriller | L30??
Book type:
Available formats: physical / ebook / audiobook
Summary - German
Sebastian Fitzek ist zurĂŒck! Der #1-Bestseller-Autor Sebastian Fitzek schickt uns in seinem neuen Psychothriller auf einen alptraumhaften Trip in die winterlichen Alpen. In Vorfreude auf ein verlĂ€ngertes Wochenende in den Alpen folgt Marla Lindberg der Einladung zu einem Klassentreffen. Doch schon kurz nach der Ankunft wird ihr klar: Es gibt nur eins, was tödlicher ist, als das abgeschiedene Berghotel nachts im eisigen Schneetreiben wieder zu verlassen. Es nicht zu tun âŠ
Summary - English
Sebastian Fitzek is back! The #1 bestselling author Sebastian Fitzek sends us on a nightmarish trip to the wintry Alps in his new psychological thriller. In anticipation of a long weekend in the Alps, Marla Lindberg accepts an invitation to a class reunion. But shortly after arriving, she realizes that there is only one thing more deadly than leaving the secluded mountain hotel at night in the icy snow: Not to do it âŠ
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Content Warnings
Donât know
Reason(s) for nominating: Iâve heard good things about the author, also he seems to write in an easy-to-read fashion which sounds like a good fit for a readersâ club. Itâs also a âSpiegel #1 Bestsellerâ.
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Excellent, our nominations are increasing!
I think Iâll go ahead and officially nominate MĂŒll after all. I keep thinking that I would be interested to read it, even if itâs 9nth in a series. The first in the series doesnât seem as easy to find anyway.
Title: MĂŒll | L30?? (learnnatively.com)
Book type: novel
Available formats: physical / ebook
Summary - German
âBeim MĂŒll geht es ja immer um das Trennen. Darum sag ich, MĂŒll beste Schule fĂŒr das Denken. Weil du hast die Kategorien, sprich Wannen. Ohne die klare Trennung kannst du jedes Recycling vergessen. Und da bin ich noch nicht einmal bei den Problemstoffen.â
Auf einem der Wiener MistplĂ€tze (dt.: Altstoffsammelzentrum) herrscht strenge Ordnung, bis eines Tages in der SperrmĂŒllwanne ein menschliches Knie gefunden wird. Schnell tauchen in anderen Wannen weitere Leichenteile auf, die entgegen der Mistplatzordnung und zum groĂen Leidwesen der MĂŒllmĂ€nner allesamt nicht korrekt eingeworfen wurden. Nur vom Herz des zerlegten Toten fehlt jede Spur. Die Kripo weiĂ nicht weiter. Zum GlĂŒck ist unter den MĂŒllmĂ€nnern ein Ex-Kollege, der nicht nur das fehlende Herz samt Begleitschreiben findet, sondern auch nie vergessen hat, was man bei Mord bedenken muss. Und damit steckt Simon Brenner nicht nur in einem neuen Fall, sondern auch bis zum Hals in Schwierigkeiten.
Summary - English
âWaste is always about separating. Thatâs why I say garbage is the best school of thought. Because you have the categories, i.e. tubs. Without clear separation, you can forget about recycling. And I havenât even got to the problem materials yet.â
There is strict order at one of Viennaâs waste collection centers, until one day a human knee is found in the bulky waste tub. Other body parts soon turn up in other tubs, all of which have not been thrown in correctly, contrary to the garbage tip rules and much to the chagrin of the garbage collectors. Only the heart of the dismembered corpse is missing. The police are at a loss. Fortunately, one of the refuse collectors is an ex-colleague who not only finds the missing heart and accompanying letter, but has also never forgotten what you have to bear in mind when committing murder. And so Simon Brenner is not only involved in a new case, but also up to his neck in trouble.
Content Warnings
I donât know, but dismembered corpse is an obvious one.
Reason(s) for nominating: Popular Austrian author, has won awards, books made into movies, sense of humour. And thereâs something about garbage sorting that just attracts me (in a literary sense).
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And another random one from me, once again because I liked the cover:
Title: Wer sich in die Provinz begibt, kommt darin um: Kriminalroman | L30?? (learnnatively.com)
Book type: novel
Available formats: physical / ebook
Summary - German
Leo Donat ist nach erfolgreicher Arbeitslosigkeit seit neuestem Privatdetektiv. Die GeschÀfte laufen schlecht, als Dr. Dieter Durante, Programmleiter des Phönix Verlags, ihn aufsucht. Er soll das Verschwinden seines wichtigsten Regio-Krimi-Autors in Bayern untersuchen. Leo hasst Regio-Krimis so sehr wie er die Provinz hasst, aber irgendwie muss er sich seinen nÀchsten Joint ja finanzieren.
Widerwillig macht er sich auf die Suche, die ihn quer durch die Republik fĂŒhrt. Er trifft BuchhĂ€ndler und Touristen, Fans und schöne Frauen, aber vom Schriftsteller keine Spur. Stattdessen hat er es mit mehreren toten Regio-Krimi-Autoren zu tun. Leo wusste schon immer: Die Provinz ist gefĂ€hrlich - auch fĂŒr ihn.
Summary - English
Leo Donat has recently become a private detective after successfully becoming unemployed. Business is going badly when Dr. Dieter Durante, program manager of Phönix Verlag, visits him. He is to investigate the disappearance of his most important regional crime writer in Bavaria. Leo hates regional crime novels as much as he hates the provinces, but somehow he has to finance his next joint.
Reluctantly, he sets off on a search that takes him across the republic. He meets booksellers and tourists, fans and beautiful women, but no trace of the writer. Instead, he has to deal with several dead regional crime writers. Leo has always known that the province is dangerous - even for him.
Content Warnings
I donât expect there would be any (apart from murder of course), but I donât know.
Reason(s) for nominating: Thereâs a duck on the cover! Okay, more seriously, this book is supposed to be written in a humorous tone while still working well as a mystery. I like main characters that are made to do something they have no interest in or even actively dislike. Itâs also a book about books, or at least authors. And I also found this part of a review interesting for language learning: âAuch das geschickte Spiel mit Spachbarrieren zwischen Hochdeutsch Sprechenden und Menschen mit Dialekten/Mundarten geht voll auf. Urkomisch und doch irgendwie (wenn natĂŒrlich auch leicht ĂŒberzogen) glaubwĂŒrdig.â
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Thatâs already visible in the title which is a word play on a bible quote that reads âWer sich in Gefahr begibt, der kommt darin um.â 
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I had no idea, thanks for the context!
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How many of these books are translated into English (or how likely would books of this type be likely to be translated), anyone know? All these book blurbs sound like so much fun, but I donât know any German. 
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Hmm, from a quick search, Der Richter und sein Henker is translated as The Judge and his Hangman, and Die Wahrheit und andere LĂŒgen is translated as The Truth and Other Lies. I couldnât find Achtsam morden in English (doesnât mean it doesnât exist), but it is translated into Spanish as Mindfulness para asesinos. Sebastian Fitzek and Wolf Haas to a lesser extent have been widely translated, but I didnât find the specific books in our nominations.
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Ah, I need to not forget I know some Spanish. Thatâs a good avenue to check as well. Thank you for looking into those! Sounds like thereâll be a decent chance of similar books being translated, at least, so Iâll have to do some research.
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and apparently also French, Italian, Dutch, and maybe some others I overlooked. Sounds like he hit a nerve somewhereâŠ
Also I laughed out loud when I saw this in his list of books:
Translation: Killing mindfully - the exercise book
That would make for a nice spin-off club 
For the Fitzek book, I think it is fairly new, so I donât know how fast these get translated usually. But if you search for the author on Amazon, you can find a bunch of his books in English translation.
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Itâs poll time!
List of nominations is in the first post. The poll will be open for one week. Letâs choose our first read! 
- Tod an der Wien
- Der Richter und sein Henker
- Die Wahrheit und andere LĂŒgen
- Todesfrist
- Im Kopf des Mörders
- Achtsam morden
- Die Einladung
- MĂŒll
- Wer sich in die Provinz begibt, kommt darin um
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Personally Iâm excited to read each and every one of them
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